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To what does Siddartha compare himself to at the end of the chapter?To a child.
To a child.
Color of Govinda's robe.
Yellow
What was Siddartha wishing for after the misery he was feeling?
To die.
How many deaths does Siddartha talk about before the one he is living right now?
2
How many years did Siddartha feel like went by after waking up?
10 years
Who does Siddartha encounter after his slumber?
Govinda
What is the name of what Siddartha called a "game" he was stuck in?
Sansara
What word speaks to him while he's underwater attempting to end his torment?
Om
True or False: Does Siddartha consider himself a foolish man?
True
What is a way that Siddartha reacts while he reflects?
He laughs
True or False: Was Govinda doubtful of what Siddartha share to him?
True
What does Siddartha say was holding him back from achieving what he wanted?
Too much knowledge, verses, rules.
True or False: Is Siddartha on a pilgrimage?
True
When Siddartha first encounters the river, what does the river reflect to him about how he was feeling at the beginning of the chapter?
Emptiness
What did Siddartha sleep under?
A cocunut-tree
What animal did Siddartha describe as his heart or his soul as?
A bird/singing bird
Why did Siddartha struggle in remembering what happened previously before he slept?
He was now in a new life after abandoning the one he had, becoming a new man.
What does Siddartha force himself to do even when he didn't like it?
To think
After waking up, what feeling does Siddartha realize he has now?
Love
What were the 3 main skills that Siddartha had, but left him?
Waiting, fasting, thinking
What does the chapter say on how Govinda changed and what stayed the same?
He changed physically, in attitude or behavior he remained the same as in his youth.
What was Siddartha's conclusion about his awakening or rebirth, that led him to be able to hear Om again?
That one must experience a downfall in order to rise up again, had to sin so you can live again, like a loop.
How does Siddartha look at the river at the end of the chapter?
Felt love for the river and felt like it wanted to tell him something
How does Siddartha describe the world of shapes to Govinda?
As something transitory or temporary.
Why was it so hard for Govinda to recognize his old friend Siddartha?
The appearence he had (wearing nice clothes, combed hair, using cologne and shoes).